Endeavoring to Do Better
Mission
We will use our standing as alums to challenge and support Carleton, promoting a comprehensive approach to the problems of campus sexual assault and gender-based violence.
Over the years, survivors of sexual assault at Carleton have frequently experienced challenges such as:
Being discouraged by administrators from filing formal complaints
The ongoing presence on campus of perpetrators judged to have violated the sexual misconduct policy
Inadequate academic accommodations and threats of suspension or expulsion
Mental-health repercussions including PTSD, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Compromised academic records and reductions in educational and career aspirations
Among the remedies we suggest, we believe Carleton should:
Celebrate the contributions of students who changed things for the better
Invite alums to speak on these experiences
Share this history with current students
Implement a four-year sex education and sexual-violence-prevention model
Retain a qualified agency to conduct a biannual external review of Title IX policies and protocols
Add clear and measurable objectives for sexual assault prevention and responses to the ten-year strategic plan
Offer restorative justice to survivors whose educations were disrupted when Carleton failed to adequately support them after sexual assaults, including, for example, a transparent and streamlined process for transcript forgiveness, or an expedited path to a diploma
Achieve gender parity on the board of trustees.
Most important, we believe Carleton must commit to being an institution that will support and protect survivors and strive to become a leader among its peers.
